Twitter and Facebook users were very vocal about their disapproval in the choice of a headliner who had been charged with domestic abuse, and called for a boycott. In response to the negative criticism of the show, Rogers Communications has decided to pull it's sponsorship from the event.

A representative from the company released a statement on the decision:

On top of the Rogers, two more sponsors have now pulled out of the Halifax show in which Chris Brown is set to headline. Both Molson Canadian and Halifax-based spa Touch of Radiance announced today that they will be retracting their sponsorship of the event.

Public petitions and protests have also sparked since the announcement that Chris Brown would headline Energy Rush, and Halifax's mayor has even publicly stated that the thought of Brown performing in the city made him “sort of sick.”

Promoters of the concert remain confident that the show will go on, and will be a success.

“It's not my position to defend or endorse any of Chris Brown's past behavior. In this case, what we are promoting is the fact that Chris Brown is a multi-platinum award winning artist of international calibre,” said Drop Entertainment’s Stephen Tobin.